In war there are no unwounded soldiers. This quote from José Narosky is written in large letters on the whiteboard in my study. Its purpose is to focus me on the main theme of my work-in-progress. In all the books in the Empire’s Legacy series, the titles reflect the main themes of the book. In … More No Unwounded Soldiers

Another teaser for Empire’s Reckoning…which won’t be out for another year or so, but perhaps it might tease you into reading the first series, Empire’s Legacy! Paths Untrodden My true love’s eyes are darkly gleaming In candlelight and music’s lure; One night alone, at spring’s fair dawning, To keep me longing through the years, To leave … More Paths Untrodden: Sorley’s Song for Cillian

Here’s just a smidgen of Empire’s Reckoning, the current work-in-progress, to whet appetites! Lost. I wrapped my cloak around me a little tighter, shivering in the night and fog. Lost, and cold, and in true mortal danger, from both the elements and men, and within a day’s travel from Gundarstorp. My father’s lands, which … More Empire’s Reckoning – just a taste!

Unbelievably, the Empire’s Legacy trilogy is done. Here are the covers, the links, and an excerpt from the third and final book. Fifteen years of my life, these have taken: twelve for Empire’s Daughter, because I was still working and busy with other commitments as well; two for Empire’s Hostage, and a shocking less-than-one for … More The Completed Trilogy

On Tuesday June 26th at the eBar (in Guelph, Ontario) my short-story chapbook In An Absent Dream, with artwork by Duy Trinh, is part of the group launch called Ephemera Fanfare, put on by our publisher Vocamus Offcuts. If you’re in the vicinity, come and join us!

Here’s a little taste of Empire’s Exile (due out late 2018) just for today: My doubts….were meaningless; they were as unfounded as if he had doubted me because I could shoot a bow, or navigate a sunless sea. I had touched on the truth, the first night at the lake: the darkness within us both … More A Valentine’s Day Excerpt

This is a reblog of a post I wrote some time ago, but in honour of LGBT History month here in the UK, which is where I am living until the end of March, I’m reposting it. Lena’s World: Sexuality in the Empire: Empire’s Legacy Backgrounder IV In Lena’s world, the world of the Empire, sexuality is varied … More LGBT history and the Empire’s Legacy Series